Differences in heat sensitivity between japanese honeybees and hornets under high carbon dioxide and humidity conditions inside bee balls

Zoological Science

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 30-36

  Sugahara, Michio ^a   Nishimura, Yasuichiro ^b   Sakamoto, Fumio ^a  

^a Kyoto University of Advanced Science   (Japan)

^b OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apis cerana japonica; Asian giant hornet; bee ball; Japanese honeybee; lethal temperature; Vespa mandarinia

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEE; HEAT; HUMIDITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WASP;

ANIMALS; BEES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CARBON DIOXIDE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WASPS;

APIS CERANA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; JAPONICA; VESPA MANDARINIA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 84855645194     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.29.30     Document Type: Article

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